Robert Lewandowski misses out on Bayern Munich's first leg tie against Real Madrid through injury. This would see Thomas Muller lead the line, and he will be supplemented by Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery in the final third.

After arriving at the Bernabeu in 2013 from Malaga, Isco has gone on to make over a 160 appearances for Real Madrid in all competitions. After making over a 100 appearances in his first two seasons, he has fallen down the pecking order after the arrival of James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos and Casemiro

During his time at Real Madrid, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was reportedly angered by the lack of unity among his squad when Michael Essien's birthday was attended by just two of his teammates.

Goals from Marco Asensio and substitute Karim Benzema were not enough as Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw by Las Palmas, with Sergio Araujo scoring the 85th minute equaliser for the home side after a rare Cristiano Ronaldo substitution.